| 单词 | inopportune |
| 释义 | inopportune (once / 6534 pages) adj Since the meaning of "opportune" is "favorable" or "well-timed," it's easy to guess that the meaning of inopportune means something that is ill-timed or inappropriate. That little prefix in- means "not," and it totally turns the meaning of a word around. Think of the Latin word opportunus, which means "fitting" or "opportune." When you add in- in front of it, or any word, you give the word the opposite meaning. That's the history of the word inopportune, which has been used since the early 16th century to describe something that is "not fitting." For example, "She opened the door at an inopportune moment and saw him fire the gun." Bad timing? You bet. And very inopportune. WORD FAMILYinopportune: inopportunely, inopportuneness+/opportune: inopportune, opportunely, opportuneness, opportunity/opportunism: opportunist, opportunistic/opportunist: opportunists/opportunistic: opportunistically/opportunity: opportunism, opportunities USAGE EXAMPLESIn this comedy, Marlon Wayans experiences a kind of Groundhog Day phenomenon, but at a particularly inopportune moment: his wedding day. Time(Dec 27, 2016) Brooks appeared to think that Altidore was going to run with Márquez, but either way it was a critical mistake at a most inopportune time. New York Times(Nov 12, 2016) Trump’s decision to pull back on his already lacking fundraising efforts come at the most inopportune time for down-ballot Republicans. Salon(Oct 26, 2016) adj not opportune arrived at a most inopportune hour an inopportune visit Syn|Ant disadvantageous constituting a disadvantage ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrongbadly timed inconvenientnot conveniently timed opportune suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose advantageousgiving an advantage good, right, ripemost suitable or right for a particular purpose seasonable, timely, well timed, well-timeddone or happening at the appropriate or proper time |
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